The end of Saddam

mmm..today is the day that the Iraqi leader/dictator/ex-president/ etc was executed...at 11am (SGP time)/ 6am (Bagdad time)..if i didnt remember wrongly...not sure why..but i dont feel a lot a hatred towards him..haha! maybe because i'm not an Iraqi or an Iranian or a Kuwaitian/ Kuwati... but then again, like what the media has said..this is definitely a milestone in the history of Iraq's independence but it can also initate another wave of terror attacks and all...is the war really coming to an end??? *shrugs*

anyway, am sure the mass media has fed us with more than enough information about his crimes..and am sure both the young and old bush must be glad that their nemesis was finally gone...actually, i have no comments on Saddam's execution as i didnt really follow his trial and persecution...but Saddam's lawyer said that there wasnt a trial...seriously, i really wonder...was Saddam being treated fairly and given a fair chance to defend or plead for leniency? but then again, the crimes that he had committed were definitely not petty...they were seriously serious crimes...so maybe a trial would be a waste of time? hahahaha...

well, but i do feel that it was a rather anti-climax ending for Saddam...to me, he's someone who should die gloriously...maybe die in a war or die in a fight...definitely not at the gallows...it's so "un-warly"...it just doesnt seemed to fit my image of Saddam...but of course he's not a hero and should not die a heroic death..but he should have a dramatic death...f0r example he could be chased by hundreds of american soldiers and he would be fighting bravely with his comrades across the desert and ultimately, lost the battle... mmm, maybe something like LOTR would be nice...hahaha!

actually, i did mention to many of my friends that my dad looks like Saddam...maybe that's why i dont hate him that much as my dad looks like him... see:



hahaha! seriously, they do look alike right? even my mum used to call him "saddam hussein" when saddam was all good in the 90s...but of course my dad is an extremely nice father and he's definitely not evil...

a rainy boxing day

waaaaaaaaaaahhhh...it rained the WHOLE day today...and today is the day when everything didn go according to plans..hahahaha!

firstly, i was supposed to wake up at 10am and go for macdonald's big breakfast with a friend..i have a craving for it..and so i managed to persuade a friend to wake up early with me...after i gave her a call at 10am...we both decided that it's raining and we're both tired...and so we went back to sleep..hahahaa! and then in the end i woke up at 12pm...hahaha! tomorrow morning, i must wake up at 10am to eat my big breakfast!

then, i wanted to go to work and finished up some stuffs...but when i woke up at 12pm..i saw that it's still raining..i got lazy..hahaha..and so i told myself i will wait for the rain to stop..but it didnt stop at all..hahaha..and so i laze and laze and laze...and finally fell asleep in front of the tv at 3pm...hahahaha! another "plan" not carried out...anyway, i think i shall enjoy my leave and worry about work later..hahaha!

finally, i'm supposed to meet a group of friends for "christmas dinner"..and i was already on the bus when one of them called to tell me that the other 2 cannot make it as they have work to do and got to work late..hahaha..lucky, i just got up the bus..so i alighted at the next stop...anyhow, it's alright..we've arranged for it on thursday evening...

why must it rain the whole day??? the more it rains..the more i sleep..hahaha!

Merry Christmas!

is Christmas one of your favorite holiday? personally, i like christmas...it's like a season of love, peace and joy... my family and friends will get me presents, greeting cards or smses to remind me that they love me very much... haha!

anyway, this year...i did a very hectic christmas shopping..i thought the market will be getting quieter nearer to christmas...but i was totally wrong...somehow, i have a lot of work waiting for me to clear... *sighz* and although i'm on leave the whole of this week..but i think i'm going back tomorrow to work on something...haha! what a hardworking worker i am ya? hahaha! anyway, i did my christmas shoppping on 23 Dec 06...took a half day..went to town and bought presents for almost 20 people - my family, uncles, aunties and friends...almost dieded...it was sooooooooo tiring...

talking about presents..this year, i got quite a number of nice presents..one of them is this:

wahahahaha!! finally....a good digital camera has been on my wishlist for years....and finally my uncle fulfilled it...yay!! there are still many presents..which i think i should take a picture and upload here..but i'm lazy..hahaha! basically, i got a silver necklace, a red necklace, a yellow top, a green addidas bottom (an extra from my uncle!), a digital photo printer (which comes with the camera), a cute cd rack, perfume, cup, chocolates, green day cd, and money (i think about 300 bucks)!! hahaha...a lot right?

and then this christmas' eve...we had our family gathering at my uncle's new house..he actually decorated the house for christmas and i think he has a damn nice christmas tree...then we had catered food..and even invited my grandmother's friends to his house..hahaha! what a grand celebration ya? but guess what..after eating..i went straight up to his bedroom and fell asleep next to my cousin..haha! but of course i woke up later..and had my 2nd round of food...and then after that we exchanged presents...and then i got my dad to send me to zouk to meet up with my friends...and interestingly, zouk was not as crowded as i thought it might be..maybe because i was late...i reached there around 12 plus..the music was quite good but the crowd was not that good..dont know why..but doesnt look hip except for me and my friends...haha! anyway, reached home around 430am..fell asleep on the sofa till 8am...bathed and washed my hair..then woke up at 5pm! hahaha!

what a way to spend my christmas day...and oops, i forgot to go to church! haha! Merry Christmas everyone!

do i complain a lot?

a colleague once told me that i complain a lot..hahaha..actually, that makes me wonder..do i really complain a lot? but then, only 1 colleague has made that comment on me before...so maybe i dont really complain that much ya? haha! however, in just 1 week's time, i acutually escalated 4 persons...hahaha! but it's really not my fault...of the 4, i didnt mean to complain about 3 of them...but i do feel kinda bad but i really have no choice...*shrugs*

Complaint Case #1:
a client emailed me about some issues he has with the display of his data..and so i made a quick check on our system and noticed that there are some funny errors made by a london colleague which is whatever should be displayed is not displayed...and because these mistakes would require someone to have certain access, i have no choice but to emailed my boss for his help...BUT this boss of mine did not rectify the error but instead, he sent another email to the boss of the london colleague telling the manager all the mistakes that my london colleague has made...*sighz* now it seems like i have made a complaint about the horrible job that my london colleauge has made but seriously, i didnt mean it that way...and so when i asked my london colleague for an update when i got another bugging message from the client...my london colleague told me..." you should have just emailed me and not my team leader" aiyoh...i think i just made an enemy in London...*sighz*

Complaint Case #2:
i have a US counterpart whom i've been working quite closely with...she's fine but just that she needs tons of reminders to get a job done..and so one of my daily tasks is to send her reminder emails about certain things which is being done wrongly...finally, i got sooo irritated with her non-responsiveness..i sent a loooooong email to her..detailing her about every single errors that i've spotted and requested for an update from her...and i copied my boss but i did mention to my boss that i'm just copying him to tell him that this is a difficulty which i'm facing now and if my US counterpart still doesnt respond...then i would need his help to escalate...but guess what? after i sent him this email..he forwarded my email to her manager...*sighz* BUT it really worked..the next day, my US counterpart finally messaged me and even offered to go onto a call...however, this call never happen as she has forgotten about it AGAIN..*sighz*

Complaint Case #3:
i was having problem with another london colleague as her non-update has caused several problems for us in Asia..and so i sent her team leader an email...asking who should i ask for help as the london colleague mentioned that she had no idea what i was talking about...i informed my boss and he too sent an email to the manager...*sighz* this is like double escalation...and then later the afternoon...this london colleague messaged me and asked me what is the whole saga about...and i guess i just made another enemy in london..BUT i must say..all these escalations do work....now the things to be updated are being updated..hahaha!

Complaint Case #4:
this one is made against Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf...one fine afternoon, my colleagues and I made our way to the republic branch to get some coffee and we ordered 2 drinks...something decaffed...anyway, while waiting, my colleague reminded the staff gently that she wants her decaffed..and before she could finished her sentence..the staff snapped at her: " ya ya, we know..we're making it now!" seriously, we were so appalled by that behavior..we were not even demanding or making nasty remarks..we have spoken in polite manner but in return, we got snapped..this is astrocious...when we got back to the office, my colleague and I both wrote an email to give our negative feedback...saying that we were really upset and unhappy with the kind of service we have recieved from Coffee Bean..and all they could give us was an apology email indicating that they have spoken to the person in great length and such things will not happen again..blah blah blah..seriously, i do not think that they have done a proper job in handling this complaint as i wasnt satisfied at all with their reply...i was actually pondering if i should escalate this to the US office..but then again, it was not my coffee..hahahaha..i'm just a kay-poh friend... haha!

mmm...seriously, do i complain a lot? haha! but these are justified complaints! :)

i finished my first 10km run!

heh heh..i know most people are shocked that i actually signed up for the marathon..but seriously, the only reason why i did it is because it's free..hahaha! anyhow, i wanted ver much to train for it...but somehow, i didnt managed to...haha! but i think i did a pretty good job!

basically, i managed to wake up around 6 on a SUNDAY morning..made my brother fetch me there...reached at 7am...got lost while trying to find my friends and bag deposit center...was late for my woman's 10km run...started running and wheezing through the girls...pretty excited...

actually frankly speaking..it was quite fun...it was quite an experience running along shenton way...looking at the buildings and running on concrete road..my first time..and the roads are clear but the traffic lights are still working...and i have the tendency to stop when i see the red light...hahaha..quite silly ya? however, i dont like the part where we have to run to marina south..it's all trees and it's pretty hard to run because it seemed never-ending...so for the first 5km..i was telling myself... I MUST REACH THE U-TURN! haha! and when i see the u-turn..i was sooooooo happy....then for the next 5km..i kept telling myself.... I MUST SEE CBD AGAIN! haha! seriously, i think i can motivate myself pretty well...

actually, i intended to only run 5km and walk the other 5km..but somehow, i refused to give up...basically i think quite embarassing to walk to the finishing line when everyone can see..hahaha! and guess what? i finished my 10km in 1h:11m:15s..seriously, i'm quite proud of myself...if you ask me..in fact...i came in 315th in my category, about 26% of finishers ahead..not bad right? so in return for my effort, they gave me a medal..which is now sitting on my desk..as i still have no idea where to hang my medal of glory! haha!

my seduction style

hahahahahaha...i didnt know i'm a liar...i think this might not be very accurate as i dont think people are dying to get in bed with me...hahahahahaha! but good fun...